2 Best Movies to Watch by Aixa Villagrán

Child kidnapping is any parent’s nightmare, and it’s the nightmare that drives the events of Spanish crime thriller The Snow Girl. Based on the 2020 novel of the same name, the limited series takes a unique double-pronged approach to the case at hand. The show goes through the regular police investigations we’ve seen previously, but it also comes mainly from the perspective of journalist Miren Rojo, whose previous trauma understandably limits her trust with the authorities. As the show moves the story from New York to Malaga, and switches between perspectives, and timelines, The Snow Girl adeptly maintains the novel’s original suspense, without over sensationalizing the crime at hand.

Genre: Crime, Mystery

Actor: Aixa Villagrán, José Coronado, Loreto Mauleón, Milena Smit, Tristán Ulloa

Rating: TV-MA

Being in your thirties seems to be different from other times in your life. Teenagers and twenty-somethings still have enough time to turn things around, but by thirty, there’s an urgency to get your life together, especially for women. Perfect Life tackles this momentous time in a way that echoes the unfiltered, naturalistic irreverence of American mumblecore, but the chemistry between the three leads and the vulnerability they show with each other makes their varied imperfect lives a bit more beautiful. Vida Perfecta is sweet, warm, and Leticia Dolera carries the show with her writing, direction, and performance.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Actor: Aixa Villagrán, Celia Freijeiro, Enric Auquer, Leticia Dolera

Rating: TV-MA